2017 General Election: What Britain’s political parties promise for life in the country

Ahead of Thursday's General Election in the United Kingdom, all the main parties have made pledges which impact upon anyone who lives, works or enjoys the British countryside. We've taken a look at all the manifestos to measure up their varying promises.

TRANSPORT

Conservatives

Labour

Lib Dems

Green Party

UKIP

£40 billion into improvements, including HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail and the expansion of Heathrow

Bring private rail companies back into public ownership

Invest in road and rail infrastructure, including a continued commitment to HS2, Crossrail 2 and rail electrification

Return the railways to public ownership; invest in regional rail links and electrification of existing rail lines, rather than wasting money on HS2 and the national major-roads programme; cancel all airport expansion

Scrap HS2; upgrade existing mainline services

Develop the road network and create extra capacity on the railways

Complete HS2 into Leeds and Manchester, then into Scotland

Government-run companies to temporarily take over Southern Rail and Govia Thameslink; complete rail link between Oxford and Cambridge

Incentives to take diesel vehicles off the roads

Support zero-emissions vehicles; stop diesel drivers being penalised

Support expansion of cycle networks

New Brighton Main Line; complete the Science Vale transport arc from Oxford to Cambridge

Develop strategic airports policy for the whole of the UK; no expansion of Heathrow, Stansted or Gatwick

Support for rural bus operators and smaller regional airports

Improve road surfaces in residential areas

Local bus companies will be publicly run

Diesel scrappage scheme and ban on sale of diesel cars and small vans in the UK by 2025

Stop speed cameras being used as revenue-raisers for local authorities

The need for extra airport capacity in the South-East is recognised

Extend ultra-low-emission zones to 10 more towns and cities

Provide local authorities and communities with the powers to improve transport and ticketing

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